Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution

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amendment to the United States Constitution constitutional amendment part of the Bill of Rights

The Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution is a key component of the Bill of Rights that protects individuals against self-incrimination, double jeopardy, and deprivation of life, liberty, or property without due process of law.

Aliases (9)

Fifth Amendment ×3
Takings Clause ×2
Amendment V ×1
Double Jeopardy Clause ×1
Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment ×1
Grand Jury Clause ×1
Self-Incrimination Clause ×1
Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment ×1
U.S. Constitution, Fifth Amendment ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	amendment to the United States Constitution → constitutional amendment → part of the Bill of Rights →
adoptedOn	1791-12-15 →
alsoKnownAs	Amendment V → Fifth Amendment →
appliesTo	civil proceedings → criminal proceedings →
author	James Madison →
containsClause	Double Jeopardy Clause → Due Process Clause → Grand Jury Clause → Self-Incrimination Clause → Takings Clause →
country	United States of America →
guarantees	right to remain silent →
hasJurisdiction	federal government of the United States →
incorporatedThrough	Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution →
influencedDecision	Barron v. Baltimore → Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Co. v. Chicago → Kelo v. City of New London → Malloy v. Hogan → Miranda v. Arizona →
language	English →
legalConcept	Miranda rights →
legalDoctrine	eminent domain → procedural due process → substantive due process →
partOf	Bill of Rights → United States Constitution →
prohibits	compelled self-incrimination → deprivation of life, liberty, or property without due process of law → double jeopardy →
proposedBy	First United States Congress →
proposedOn	1789-09-25 →
protectsRight	privilege against self-incrimination → right against double jeopardy → right to a grand jury indictment in federal felony cases → right to due process of law → right to just compensation for takings →
ratifiedOn	1791-12-15 →
requires	grand jury indictment for capital or otherwise infamous crimes in federal court → just compensation when private property is taken for public use →
subject	civil liberties → criminal procedure → due process → property rights →

Referenced by (26)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bolling v. Sharpe → Bolling v. Sharpe → Dred Scott v. Sandford → Griswold v. Connecticut ("Fifth Amendment") → Miranda v. Arizona ("U.S. Constitution, Fifth Amendment") →	constitutionalProvisionInterpreted
Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution ("Grand Jury Clause") → Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution ("Double Jeopardy Clause") → Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution ("Self-Incrimination Clause") → Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution ("Takings Clause") →	containsClause
Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution ("Fifth Amendment") → Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution ("Amendment V") →	alsoKnownAs
Dickerson v. United States → Korematsu v. United States →	constitutionalProvision
Palko v. Connecticut → Palko v. Connecticut ("Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment") →	relatedConstitutionalProvision
U.S. Constitution in Treasury activities ("Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment") →	basedOn
Ernesto Arturo Miranda →	constitutionalAmendmentInvolved
Korematsu v. United States (dissent) ("Fifth Amendment") →	constitutionalProvisionDiscussed
Escobedo v. Illinois →	constitutionalProvisionInvolved
Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United States →	constitutionalProvisionRaised
Bill of Rights →	containsAmendment
United States constitutional amendments →	includes
Due Process Clause →	locatedIn
First United States Congress →	proposedAmendment
Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution →	ratifiedWith
Contract Clause ("Takings Clause") →	relatedTo